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| Chapter 2 Building an XML model | ||
Defining elements | In a model targeted with the | |||
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| for an element | Description | property sheet | |
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| Content | To specify the content of a global | Group type, Type | |
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| element. If a group particle and a data |
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| mixed. If a group particle and no data |
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| eltOnly. If no group particle and a |
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| data type is defined, the content value |
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| is textOnly. If no group particle or |
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| Order | To specify how local elements are | Group type | |
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| organized within a global element. |
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| Set to seq for a sequence group |
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| particle. Set to one for a choice group |
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| particle. Set to many for an All group |
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| dt:type | To specify a data type for a global | Type | |
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| dt:values | To specify a list of available values | Values page | |
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| type | To specify the name of a global | Reference | |
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| minOccurs | To specify the minimum number of | Detail page in local | |
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| occurrences for a local element. | element property | |
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| maxOccurs | To specify the maximum number of | Detail page in local | |
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| occurrences for a local element. | element property | |
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| Usually set to 1 or * (unbounded) | sheet | |
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